This rifle, likely manufactured during the 1840s, has a half-stock made of tiger-maple and a barrel marked "J.Ogden Oswego N.Y." It is a .52 caliber musket with a 36 inch barrel probably not carried during the war but is a civilian gun from thethe...

The Machinery Building, also called Machinery Hall, at the Tennessee Centennial and International Exposition. The architectural style was an example of Greek Doric and served as a perfect complement to the Parthenon, which appeared on the opposite...

Military issue .69 caliber flintlock pistol made by Simeon North of Middleton, Conn. The Model 1817 was issued to US Dragoons. This example has inspector proof marks on the barrel and stock. Only 1000 Model 1817s were manufactured.

The LeMat revolver was developed by a group of Louisiana Confederates including Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard. The LeMat had a nine shot .40 caliber cylinder with a .63 caliber shotgun barrel beneath. The weapon delivered more firepower than any other...

The church is pictured on the left. A cotton factory is also pictured on the middle right area of the picture, near the smokestack. Pinewood Mansion is on the right. On the left is the cotton gin; brick was also manufactured at Pinewood. The...

Samuel Morgan (1798-1880) seated as a desk with legs crossed as he writes in a book. Samuel Morgan was known as the "Merchant Prince of Nashville." Samuel Morgan manufactured Confederate munitions and served as Chairman of the Central Bureau of...

Lefaucheux/Lafacheux show pistol, civilian model, post-Civil War period. Has the name John Olson stamped on the barrel, along with what appears to be 2 royal crowns and "U" on the cylinder. French-designed but manufactured in Belgium and France.

Reproduction Confederate McAvoy sword. Manufactured in Macon, Georgia. May have some original parts combined with reproduction parts. A good example of how facsimile parts are combined with genuine parts, making it harder to authenticate.